NESCAC schools - social life

abl
Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:16:51 +0000

It depends what kind of social life you’re looking for. If that social life is frequent nights out on the town, than probably none of the NESCACs (and especially not Williams) would be right for you. If by “social life” you just mean kids getting together and having fun, well, there probably isn’t a whole lot of a difference. The one school of the bunch I can really speak for–Williams–has a very strong scene of “people socializing without it getting in the way of their work,” whatever you want to take that to mean. Honestly, IMO, this is one of the least important factors to use in choosing between colleges. There are more substantial differences between, say, Amherst and Middlebury, than the social scene. No matter where you’ll end up, your social scene will be far more shaped with the people you become friends with than what you think you’ll want to do in college at this stage in your life.